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"Water, Water, Everywhere" Sections 1-4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was not a reason Adam Fiske hated hauling water from Spider Creek?

a)

He was not a strong boy.

b)

People laughed at him when he drove through town.

c)

It took up too much of his time.

2.

Why wouldn’t Pa accept water from Mr. Jenks’s spring?

a)

The water was bad.

b)

He thought it was charity.

c)

He would have to pay for it.

3.

On the way to school, Adam met Polly Kemp who

a)

made a frog sound instead of talking

b)

ignored him

c)

offered to help him carry water.

4.

When Adam drove through town on the way to the creek,

a)

nobody noticed

b)

the wagon broke down

c)

people made fun of him

5.

Why were the barrels almost a third empty when Adam got home?

a)

Some boys in town had turned them over.

b)

He had to empty them because the horses couldn’t pull the full containers.

c)

One wagon wheel hit a rock and caused the water to slosh out.

6.

Uncle Poot said the power to find water was not in the dowsing rod, it was

in the

a)

faith of the farmer

b)

person holding it

c)

spirits who lived in the dowsing rod

7.

Why did Adam have trouble falling asleep that night?

a)

His shoulders ached.

b)

He could hear his mother crying.

c)

He was too excited to sleep.

8.

Where did Adam keep the card with the red spot?

a)

on a shelf in his closet

b)

in his pants pocket

c)

hidden in a book

9.

Adam thought his wish was

a)

a foolish thing to hope for

b)

too much, even for the great Wish Giver

c)

worth waiting for

10.

Adam didn’t have to go to school until the end of the week when tests began.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Ma couldn’t make up her mind where she wanted to put the fence for the flower garden.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Adam’s mother was happy when she heard he had found water under the whole yard.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Pa jabbed a hoe in the ground in the cornfield, and a water fountain started coming out of it.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Adam had a dream about

a)

becoming a rich farmer

b)

being pulled under the water of Spider Creek

c)

building Ma’s fence

15.

Pa was busy at the barn because it was

a)

flooded

b)

leaking and ruining the hay

c)

time to water all the crops

16.

Which one of the following was not a problem in the barn?

a)

The grain was getting soaked

b)

The ducks were trying to get away.

c)

The chickens had soaked feathers.

17.

Once the water reached the edge of Adam’s farm it

a)

turned into a creek

b)

disappeared into the ground

c)

evaporated

18.

Mr. Baldwin, the high school science teacher, said the water spouts were

a)

underground rivers

b)

rock strata

c)

artesian wells

19.

Sven Hensen, the blacksmith, tried to solve the problem by

a)

drilling more holes to drain the spouts

b)

dropping anvils into the holes

c)

capping the spouts

20.

When Adam tried to tell his parents about his wish, Ma said

a)

she didn’t want to hear about it

b)

she didn’t believe in magic

c)

Pa was in no mood to hear about his frivolous goings-on.

21.

Was there a lake around the house when Adam got up Thursday morning?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Were Ma and Pa eager (anxious) to hear Adam’s story about the wish and Thaddeus Blinn?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Was the large kitchen table the last thing left in the house?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Adam started running as fast as he could toward Coven Tree.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

How are you feeling about the Quiz tomorrow?

a)

I got this!!

b)

I think I'm ready.

c)

Eh, I'm not sure I know everything.

d)

I am NOT ready!